Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Hindi: राजीव चंद्रशेखर Urdu:راجیو چندرشیخر) is an Indian businessman and presently serves as an Independent member of the Parliament of India representing Karnataka and Bangalore Urban in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Chandrasekhar is believed to be worth $1 billion.
His accomplishments include being a CPU Architect in the Intel Pentium design team and was one of the members of the team that designed the architecture of the then path breaking micro processor, founding BPL Mobile in India, and currently runs Jupiter Capital, a venture development, management and investment company focusing on infrastructure, Aviation, Entertainment and Technology ventures.
Chandrasekhar received a bachelor's degree from Manipal Institute of Technology,Manipal and a master's degree in computer science in 1988 from Illinois Institute of Technology. He married the daughter of the founder of BPL Group.
Entrepreneur, Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha, Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, Member of Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Finance, Member of Parliamentary Forum on Youth, Co-Chairman – Vigilance & Monitoring Committee of Bangalore Urban District, Convenor – Agenda for Bengaluru Infrastructure and Development (ABIDe) Task Force, Chairman - National Military Memorial, Bengaluru, Founder – Flags of Honour Foundation and Past President, FICCI - Rajeev Chandrasekhar has made a distinguishing mark with every role he has donned.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar was a part of the team that built the first Pentium processors at Intel. He founded BPL Mobile and was one of the first investors in the early 90’s to develop India’s first and largest green field telecom infrastructure. BPL Mobile had invested and built a world-class telecom infrastructure in the metro of Mumbai and the circles of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and laid the foundation for the Telecom revolution in India. Rajeev Chandrasekhar is widely recognized for his significant role in the development of the now successful telecom sector. BPL Mobile which later merged with Essar-Hutch was benchmarked the largest ever M&A in the country, with a valuation of over 1.2 billion US dollars.
He founded Jupiter Capital in 2005 with a vision to foray into businesses of tomorrow in emerging new markets of globalizing economy of India. Jupiter Capital is recognized today for having built exciting and successful businesses and brands. Rajeev Chandrasekhar was elected to the Rajya Sabha in May 2006, as a Member of Parliament representing Bangalore in the Rajya Sabha, Rajeev Chandrasekhar undertakes an active role in leading several issues – awareness campaign to urge people get out and vote, open and transparent public consultation around the Bengaluru Airport, strengthening of the Lok Ayukta, proposing a War Memorial dedicated to past, current and future soldiers. He is also a strong votary on Governance and Regulatory issues.
Mr Chandrasekhar is the Founder and Managing Trustee of RC Foundation which mainly focuses on programmes aimed at primary education for poor children and has been at the forefront of raising finances and resources for important causes like support for Tsunami affected people, Kargil war and defence personnel, training of tribals in Kalahandi region of Orissa and rehabilitation of children impacted by the tragic burning of school in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.
In an effort to serve and support the martyrs / wounded veterans of the Military, Paramilitary and Police Forces of India and their families, Mr. Chandrasekhar launched the Flags of Honour Foundation on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on 25 July 2009. The Foundation is an endeavour to be a platform and a bridge between the citizens who seek to help, and the families of martyrs/wounded veterans. The Foundation will identify the need and requirements of these families and effectively route the much needed financial, social, and material support.
Mr Chandrasekhar’s interest are in technology, infrastructure, government finances and national security, who can contribute significantly in areas such as Public – Private partnerships for development of the country’s infrastructure, government finances, governance and national security for a strong India. The desire to contribute to national service and build a strong India is inherent in him, being born of a distinguished and committed Indian Air Force Officer.
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[edit] Biography
Rajeev Chandrasekhar Member of Parliament
Date of Birth : May 31, 1964
Married to : Anju Chandrasekhar
Children : Two, Ages (9 and 8)
[edit] Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar
* Currently Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, representing Bengaluru * Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance * Member of Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Finance * Member of Parliamentary Forum on Youth * Co-Chairman, Vigilance & Monitoring Committee, Bangalore Urban District * Convenor – Agenda for Bengaluru Infrastructure and Development (ABIDe) Task Force, Bengaluru * Chairman – National Military Memorial, Bengaluru * Founder – Flags of Honour Foundation
[edit] Past
Past President – FICCI Member of Prime Ministers Council on Trade & Industry – 1999-2003 Member of Advisory Committee in the Ministry of Information Technology,Government of India –1999-2002 Chairman of Government of Karnataka, Infrastructure Task Force 1999-2002 Director, Bangalore International Airport Limited Director, Karnataka Power Corporation Limited
[edit] Public Service Interest
Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s interests are in Technology, Infrastructure, Government Finances and National security. Has and continues to contribute significantly in areas such as Public-Private partnerships for development of country’s infrastructure, Government Finances, Governance and National security for a strong India.
He is the Founder and Managing Trustee of RC Foundation which mainly focuses on programmes aimed at primary education for poor children and has been at the forefront of raising finances and resources for important causes like support for Tsunami affected people, Kargil war and defence personnel, training of tribals in Kalahandi region of Orissa and rehabilitation of children impacted by the tragic burning of school in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.
[edit] Professional background
Intel(1986–1991)
Rajeev Chandrasekhar was a Senior Technology professional in the Silicon Valley between 1985 and 1991 at the worlds leading Technology Company. Intel Inc – Senior Design Engineer of the team that designed and launched 32 bit 80486 microprocessor. Intel Inc – CPU architect in the Pentium team. He was a member of the team that designed the architecture of the then path breaking Pentium microprocessor.
BPL Mobile 1994–2005
In 1991, he returned to India and founded BPL Mobile in 1994 was one of pioneers to invest in and build the Indian Telecom sector. Over the last 12 years Rajeev has been a widely recognized and key active participant/contributor in the development of the Indian Telecom sector from a government monopoly dominated one to a vibrant success in the Indian infrastructure sector. The Indian Telecom sector is widely recognized as one of the successes of private entrepreneurship in Infrastructure sector.BPL Mobile, the company and franchise he built was one of the pre-eminent Indian cellular franchises which were acquired in 2005 in what was then the largest domestic M&A transaction in India.
Jupiter Capital(2005 – Present)
Rajeev Chandrasekhar is presently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jupiter Capital. Jupiter Capital is a venture development, management and investment companies focusing on infrastructure and technology ventures, Media and Aviation, for the future.
